Drape
Drape
Drape
DRAPE / 2011
Japan
This film applies the notion of spectrality through a body in a constant state of disappearance and reappearance made possible through editing. The ephemeral body is surrounded by a forest of trees which remains solid while the dance evolves in ever changing forms that evoke absence/presence.
Source : Festival international de Vidéo Danse de Bourgogne
Tanaka, Toshinori
Toshinori Tanaka is Project Assistant Professor of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo. He received his Bachelor Degree in history (2006) from Osaka University, and his Master (2008) and PhD in environmental policy (2011) from Kyoto University.
Source: EdX
Drape
Choreography : Masumi Tipsy Saito
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